一种U 波段鳍线单平衡混频器的设计

本文介绍了一种U 波段鳍线单平衡混频器的设计过程并给出了测试结果。混频器使用M/A-COM 公司的肖特基势垒二极管MA4E2037,整个电路制作在一块厚度为0.127mm 的RT-Duroid 5880 软基片上。射频端口采用鳍线过渡,本振端口通过波导-微带探针过渡,中频通过SMA 接头输出。测试结果显示,鳍线悬置微带线结构的混频器在本振为42 GHz, 射频在40～60GHz 范围内变化时,其变频损耗小于8.71 dB,本振到射频的隔离度大于25dB。     

W 波段单平衡混频器的设计

本文设计并制作了一种微带形式W 波段单平衡混频器。该混频器采用微带环形电桥结构,射频和本振信号分别从环形电桥的隔离端口由标准波导BJ-900 输入,经对脊鳍线微带波导过渡输入到微带电路,中频信号通过跳线方式连接并通过一段高阻抗线引出到输出口。该电路使用两只DMK2790 肖特基二极管制作在介电常数为2.2,厚度为0.127mm 的RT/Duriod5880 基片上,在固定本振94.5GHz,射频90GHz 到98GHz 范围内,变频损耗小于14.5dB。     

毫米波宽带高中频单平衡混频器设计与实现

针对毫米波宽带通信、雷达和测试仪器领域的应用需求,提出一种E波段宽带高中频(IF)单平衡混频器。射频(RF)及本振(LO)信号通过多分支宽带加宽波导正交耦合器输入,通过鳍线过渡结构将信号从波导传输模式过渡到微带模式,并提供宽带中频信号及直流接地回路;中频输出低通滤波器可有效抑制LO及RF信号,并为其提供等效接地回路。利用肖特基二极管的非线性实现混频,并通过微带匹配电路最终实现宽带低损耗混频效果。混频器采用57.6、62.4、67.2 GHz 3个点频本振,将67~85 GHz的射频信号分段下变频至9.4~17.8 GHz的中频范围内。测试结果表明,在67~85 GHz射频频率范围内,射频输入功率为-15 dBm,本振输入功率为12 dBm时,混频器变频损耗为7.1~10.1 dB,对组合杂散的抑制在36 dBc以上。     

0.67 THz宽带谐波混频器设计

为研制太赫兹多频段高灵敏度探测仪,依靠太赫兹砷化镓平面肖特基二极管的非线性特性,结合石英薄膜工艺,设计了宽带0.67 THz谐波混频器,并分析了砷化镓平面肖特基二极管性能表征参数指标对太赫兹混频器性能的影响。0.67 THz谐波混频器采用整体综合的设计方法,结合电气仿真软件ADS和电磁仿真软件HFSS,优化电路中不连续性微带与波导之间的电磁空间耦合效率,以混频器的变频损耗为优化目标,最终实现0.67 THz谐波混频器仿真设计。0.62~ 0.72 THz射频范围内,混频器单边带最低变频损耗小于8 dB,本振功率小于4 mW,本振端口与中频端口、射频端口与中频端口之间隔离度大于-30 dB。     

一种Ka波段混合集成的单平衡混频器

本文介绍了一种由正交E面折叠魔T与鳍线混合集成的Ka波段单平衡混频器的研制概况,混频器使用国产W121封装的带状引线混频二极管。介质基片采用国产的仿RT-Duroid5880,经测试该混频器的最小单边带噪声为5.7dB(不包括前中噪声),射频与本振的隔离度均优于20dB,整体尺寸为32×19×14(mm)。     

太赫兹宽带分谐波混频器设计

太赫兹分谐波混频器的变频损耗、噪声系数等指标与基波混频器相近,且本振频率为射频频率的一半,大大 降低了本振源的设计难度和制作成本,是高性能太赫兹接收前端的关键部件。本文介绍了一种覆盖全波导带宽的太赫 兹宽带分谐波混频器的设计,对电路中射频波导至悬置带线过渡结构和本振中频双工器进行仿真和优化设计。并以 0.14~0.22THz 分谐波混频器为例进行设计和制作,测试结果表明0.14 ~0.22THz 分谐波混频器在全波导频段内最大变频 损耗低于15dB,中频3dB 带宽大于20GHz。     

太赫兹宽带分谐波混频器设计

太赫兹分谐波混频器的变频损耗、噪声系数等指标与基波混频器相近,且本振频率为射频频率的一半,大大降低了本振源的设计难度和制作成本,是高性能太赫兹接收前端的关键部件。本文介绍了一种覆盖全波导带宽的太赫兹宽带分谐波混频器的设计,对电路中射频波导至悬置带线过渡结构和本振中频双工器进行仿真和优化设计。并以0.14~0.22THz分谐波混频器为例进行设计和制作,测试结果表明0.14~0.22THz分谐波混频器在全波导频段内最大变频损耗低于15d B,中频3d B带宽大于20GHz。     

12GHz GaAs单片混频器

分析研究了一种新型１２ＧＨｚＧａＡｓＭＥＳＦＥＴ单片混频器，这种混频器采用级联ＦＥＴ作为混频元件。射频（ＲＦ）和本振（ＬＯ）信号分别通过各自的匹配网络进入混频电路，在中频输出端用中频缓冲放大器代替通常的中频匹配电路。电路在厚０．２ｍｍ，面积１．５ｍｍ×１．２ｍｍ的ＧａＡｓ基片上实现。设计的ＭＭＩＣ混频器在本振１１ＧＨｚ，射频１１．７～１２．２ＧＨＺ频率范围内的最大变频增益１．８ｄＢ。这一结果使进一步研究单片微波接收机成为可能。     

Ka波段宽带混频器

一种采用电子部五十五所的小型砷化镓肖特基势垒混频二极管设计研制的双脊波导型鳍线式的八毫米混频器取得了良好的性能.这种电路简单到只用三种零件构成,即拼合波导,鳍线及调节牲.电路型式采取平衡式联接的混频电路,信号波导采取双脊型的.鳍线在电路中能起三个作用:本振的耦合,信号的匹配,低通滤波器.     

S波段PHEMT单片阻性混频器

南京电子器件研究所最近研制出一种低中频的S波段单片PHEMT混频器,具有电路结构简单、三阶交调优越、噪声性能良好等优点,另外混频器要求的本振功率极低,并且基本无直流功耗。GaAs三端器件作为混频元件,其混频方式一般分为有源混频模式与阻性混频模式两种。本研究采用阻性混频方式,其特点是器件的源漏电压为零,电路仅需要提供一个接近夹断的负栅压,本振信号从概极注入,射频信号从漏极注入,中频信号从漏极经滤波电路输出。这种结构最大优点是:（1）低的1／f噪声,对于低中频的混频器,这种结构噪声性能较好;（2）优越的交调特性,当信号功率…     

A 700-GHz SIS antipodal finline mixer fed by a Pickett-Potter horn-reflector antenna

We report the successful operation of a superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) finline mixer operating near the superconducting energy gap of Nb. The mixer employs a new type of Pickett-Potter horn-reflector (PPHR) antenna, which exhibits low sidelobes and low cross-polarization levels, and yet is easy to fabricate. The SIS tunnel junction and all of the integrated superconducting tuning circuits are fabricated from Nb using planar-circuit technology. The mixer employs an antipodal finline section, deposited on one side of a quartz substrate, which transforms the high impedance of the waveguide (/spl ap/300 /spl Omega/) to the low impedance of the microstrip line (/spl ap/20 /spl Omega/). The Nb/Al-oxide/Nb tunnel junction is fabricated at the same time as the finline circuit. In this paper, we describe the design and testing of the mixer, and pay particular attention to the electromagnetic design of the PPHR antenna. We investigate the noise temperature and gain of the mixer over 642-714 GHz, and analyze the experimental results using rigorous theories that were developed specifically for the purpose. Our investigation demonstrates that finline mixers have good performance both below and above the superconducting energy gap.     

一种鳍线混频器的设计

研究一种用于近程雷达的毫米波混频器的设计,电路结构上采用简单易于实现的单端混频器结构,通过环行器来实现本振和信号的输入,环行器的功率分配可根据雷达的作用距离来进行设计,采用鳍线结构来实现混频器的匹配输入,通过一个滤波电路来实现中频输出,尽可能地减小混频损耗.经测试,当工作频率为30 GHz时,变频损耗仅为6 dB.     

140 GHz基于CPWG单平衡基波混频GaAs集成电路

通过在300 μm厚度的GaAs衬底条件下,利用共面波导传输线实现了基波混频集成电路设计。利用半导体分析仪测试I-U和C-U曲线,并成功提取了相应的肖特基二极管模型。结合建立的肖特基二极管模型,代入Lange耦合器、中频结构和匹配网络等实现了140 GHz零中频基波混频片上电路,并加入了地-信号-地(GSG)测试封装。最终仿真结果表明：在固定中频1 GHz的条件下,变频损耗最优为-7 dB,3 dB带宽大于40 GHz。     

20GHz镜频抑制谐波混频器

镜频抑制混频器能有效地抑制镜像频率,提高雷达和通信系统的抗干扰能力。介绍了一个20 GHz二次谐波镜频抑制混频器的设计与制作,该镜频抑制混频器采用两个相同的二次谐波混频器做为两路混频单元,两路射频输入和中频输出分别用90°的功分器/合路器与两路混频器相连,本征用威尔金森功分器等幅同相输入两路混频。借助于90°的功分器,两路混频器的镜频产物在中频90°合路器的输出端口反相抵消,有用中频在90°合路器的输出端口同相叠加。利用ADS和HFSS对该混频器进行了仿真设计,并对实际电路进行了加工测试。经测试,当中频固定在400 MHz时,射频在20～21 GHz内变频损耗小于10 dB,镜频抑制大于20 dB。     

A Simple Method for Millimeter-Wave Finline Balanced Mixer Design Using Three-Dimensional Field Simulation Software

In this paper, a simple method for millimeter-wave finline balanced mixer design using three-dimensional field simulation software has been proposed. The method can be widely used to design the diode-based circuits, especially for the circuit structures with orthogonal field in some specific hybrid integrated circuits which are unavailable to be designed using the circuit simulator. In these circuits, the power directly at diodes is correlated to the input reflection coefficient. The diodes mounted on the finline circuits are defined as impedance boundary in the commercial computer-aided design (CAD) tool High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) model, and hence simulation with the use of HFSS can be implemented to optimize the input matching network of the finline circuits for transferring maximum power to the diodes. Two finline balanced mixers at U-band using commercial GaAs Schottky diodes have been designed and fabricated to validate this method. Matching structures at the radio frequency (RF) port have been employed for a better return loss and a lower conversion loss. Experiment results are presented and show good agreement with simulation data. The proposed method has proven to be useful for the design of millimeter-wave mixers in finline technique.     

A 28-GHz SiGe up-conversion mixer using a series-connected triplet for higher dynamic range and improved IF port return loss

This work presents a fully integrated SiGe microwave up-conversion mixer, utilizing a new circuit topology consisting of a common-base, series-connected triplet at the IF port to achieve a significant improvement in dynamic range. This circuit functions with an IF signal of 1.25 GHz, and has an input 1-dB compression point (IP/sub 1dB/) of -6.8 dBm, for an RF output at 28 GHz. The circuit operates over a frequency range from 19 to 31 GHz, with a maximum conversion gain of 1 dB. The mixer can operate over an IF range from 1 to 10 GHz, while maintaining an IF port return loss greater than 10 dB.     

W-band broadband integrated circuit mixers

Broadband integrated circuit mixers using a crossbar stripline configuration and a finline configuration have been developed. For the crossbar stripline balanced mixer, less than 7.5 dB conversion loss for 15 GHz instantaneous IF bandwidth has been achieved with the LO at 75 GHz and the RF swept from 76 to 91 GHz. For the finline balanced mixer, a conversion loss of 9 to 12 dB over a 19 GHz instantaneous IF bandwidth has been achieved as the RF is swept from 91 to 110GHz.     

Analysis of Image Recovery Down Converter Made by Planar Circuit Mounted in a Waveguide

This paper presents an analysis of a superhigh frequency (SHF) down converter using a Schottky-barrier mixer diode and a planar circuit mounted in a waveguide. The analysis assumes that the mixer diode consists of a nonlinear conductance g, a junction capacitance C/sub j/, an ohmic spreading resistance R/sub s/, and several parasitic susceptances. The frequency performance of the impedance of external circuits at the signal, image, and intermediate frequency bands is considered. This analysis also includes consideration of the mismatching effect between the converter and the IF amplifier, and the optimum design procedure for the down converter. Using this theoretical method, a SHF down converter was designed and constructed. Its application is low noise receivers for satellite broadcasting. The design used the optimum image condition (the image impedance takes a low value, i.e., nearly a short). The RF band is 11.7 - 12.2 GHz, the IF band is 0.96 - 1.46 GHz, and the total noise figure is 3.3 - 3.7 dB. The noise figure is in good agreement with the (3.2 - 3.6 dB) obtained from this analysis.